119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 3, 2025
Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Dec 9, 2025): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 3, 2025)
Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
This bill requires the authorized monument honoring Medal of Honor recipients to be located within the Reserve (the great cross-axis of the National Mall, which generally extends from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial and from the White House to the Jefferson Memorial).
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Jan 21, 2025 · Roll call 18 · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 18). (text: CR H237) Roll call details
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 18). (text: CR H237) Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H250)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 186.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H237-238)
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM · lobbying firm or registrant: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the Medal of Honor and implementation of P.L.117-80; H.R.186/S.858, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CITY OF ARLINGTON · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITALEDGE STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Urban Development/Municipalities
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
HR 186/S 858, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, Support HR 8845, FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act, Funding for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM · lobbying firm or registrant: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the Medal of Honor and implementation of P.L.117-80; H.R.186/S.858, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CITY OF ARLINGTON · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITALEDGE STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 15, 2026 · issue area: Urban Development/Municipalities
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
HR 186/S 858, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, Support HR 8845, FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act, Funding for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM · lobbying firm or registrant: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the Medal of Honor and implementation of P.L.117-80; H.R.186/S.858, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CITY OF ARLINGTON · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITALEDGE STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Urban Development/Municipalities
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
HR 186, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, Support FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act, Funding for local programs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CITY OF ARLINGTON · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITALEDGE STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 19, 2026 · issue area: Urban Development/Municipalities
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
HR 186, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, Support HR 4121/S2256, FY 2026 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act, Funding for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM · lobbying firm or registrant: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 19, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the Medal of Honor and implementation of P.L.117-80; H.R.186/S.858, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CITY OF ARLINGTON · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITALEDGE STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Urban Development/Municipalities
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
HR 186, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, Support HR 4121/S2256, FY 2026 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act, Funding for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM · lobbying firm or registrant: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Veterans
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the Medal of Honor and implementation of P.L.117-80; H.R.186/S.858, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CITY OF ARLINGTON · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITALEDGE STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 20, 2025 · issue area: Urban Development/Municipalities
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
HR 1, municipal bonds/clean energy tax credits/LIHTC/Opportunity Zones/FIFA World Cup security funding HR 186, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, Support HR 1968, FY 2025 Continuing Resolution, Funding for Local Government Programs HR…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM · lobbying firm or registrant: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 19, 2025 · issue area: Veterans
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the Medal of Honor and implementation of P.L.117-80; H.R.186/S.858, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM · lobbying firm or registrant: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Veterans
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the Medal of Honor and implementation of P.L.117-80; H.R.186/S.858, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CITY OF ARLINGTON · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITALEDGE STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 20, 2025 · issue area: Urban Development/Municipalities
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
HR 186, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, Support HR 1968, FY 2025 Continuing Resolution, Funding for Local Government Programs FY…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing